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distributed as many as 530,

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1990s. Now, the paper is printed

only three days a week, and Sunday

circulation barely tops 100,000.

Decades of Inaction on Claims of Harassment
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The Olympic track star Rafer

Johnson was a regular in Robert F.

Kennedy’s presidential campaign

entourage in 1968. Johnson helped

to tackle Sirhan Sirhan after the

assassin shot Kennedy at the

Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Facing global anger over their initial

mishandling of the outbreak, the

Chinese authorities are now trying to

rewrite the narrative of the pandemic

by pushing theories that the virus

originated outside China.

Propaganda Machine Muddies Virus’s OriginA

From 1963 to 1970, the Front de

Libération du Québec, a group that

agitated for Quebec’s independence

from Anglophone-dominated

Canada, unleashed more than 200

bombs and robberies, most of them

in Montreal.

Wounds in Quebec Reopen Over Film

About a Bloody EraA

The fishing industry’s annual

contribution to Britain’s economy is

less than that of the fashionable

London department store Harrods.

But it is politically totemic because of

its importance to coastal towns.

As Deadline Nears, Johnson Walks Tightrope

For Brexit Trade DealA

• A study of 70,000 undergraduates at
  Indiana University found that the
  more classes a student took in
  person, the lower the likelihood that
  student would become infected with
  the coronavirus.
  Some Colleges Plan for More Students
  In SpringA


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  Each day, the Chula Vista, Calif.,
  police respond to up to 15 emergency
  calls with a drone, launching more
  than 4,100 flights since the program
  began two years ago.
  Police Drones Are Starting to Think
  For ThemselvesB

  
  

Of Interest

NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY’S PAPER

JAMES JARVIS

“We’re certainly not going to move the goal posts at this point

in the election.”

GEOFF DUNCAN,the lieutenant governor of Georgia, explaining that state leaders are unlikely to have

lawmakers appoint new electors and override the election results.

Quote of the Day

TRUMP COULD DAMAGE G.O.P.’S
SENATE HOPES, GEORGIA
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Trump’s Final Days of Rage and Denial
Peter Baker’s White House Memo, based on the accounts of
advisers, painted a portrait of a president who has punted his

responsibilities to meet health and economic crises, instead
spending his final days in office on a crusade to overturn the
election. “Mr. Trump’s railing-against-his-fate outbursts seem
like a story straight out of William Shakespeare, part tragedy,
part farce, full of sound and fury,” Mr. Baker wrote. This was
Sunday’s most read article.

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count

The Times is still counting every reported case of the corona-
virus in the United States, and this page has been one of the
most popular on the website. Even as case numbers fall in
some Midwestern states, that progress is being more than
offset by uncontrolled outbreaks in some of the country’s
largest cities.

The Rise and Fall of Carl Lentz, the Celebrity Pastor

Of Hillsong Church

Ruth Graham reported on the world of Carl Lentz, a pastor
who helped turn the Hillsong megachurch into a brand
through relationships in Hollywood and entertainment. The
church counts celebrities among its faithful and its bands
have won a Grammy Award. But Mr. Lentz was fired from his
post in a scandal last month.

‘S.N.L.’ Parodies Rudy Giuliani and Melissa Carone’s

Disastrous Hearing

“Saturday Night Live” had some fun with a hearing before the
Michigan House of Representatives last week. And in a play
on Eminem’s song “Stan,” Pete Davidson played Stu, a young
man whose letters to Santa go unanswered.

‘Natural Immunity’ From Covid Is Not Safer

Than a Vaccine
Do you still need a vaccine if you’ve had Covid-19? Some

people have touted the benefits of having your turn with the
virus. But experts said there is trouble with that logic.

The Conversation

FIVE OF THE MOST READ, SHARED AND DISCUSSED POSTS
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Tiny Love Stories, a Modern Love project, asks contributors

to share their epic love stories in 100 words or less. This

week’s batch of micro-nonfiction includes tales about a 17-

year bond, a punk hair cut and sensitive skin. Read one here.

Spotlight

STORIES CONTRIBUTED

BY READERS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

My American student visa was two weeks from expiring. I

was preparing to return home to India, where I would stay

until international travel restrictions lifted. My mother called,

asking what I wanted to eat when I got to Mumbai. She would

plan her lockdown shopping accordingly. “Pani puri!” I an-

swered. Later that day, I was chatting with my boyfriend’s

mother while she washed dishes in her Pennsylvania kitchen.

She asked, “Is there anything you’d like me to cook for you

before you leave?” At that moment, I yearned for the two

kitchens to be one. Chaarvi Modi

CHAARVI MODI

I always buy my husband vintage Hermès ties or old cuff links from street mar-

kets for his birthday in mid-December. But there is no suit-wearing these days,

and we can give him only so many books. So I’m searching for a leather jacket to

replace a black leather bomber bought back in 2002. It looks dated: old, but not

vintage cool. I want a great black leather jacket, roomy enough to fit a sweater, with a zipper,

pockets and a collar. I’m willing to invest, within reason (no Tom Ford for $5,000). Where to

start? ELAINE, PARIS

It is that time of year again,

when the weather (in the

Northern hemisphere at least)

starts to turn colder, the leaves

carpet the ground, baking smells waft

through the air — and gift-giving anxiety

begins. Personally, I think it is only going

to get worse this year, even if we are all

more practiced at treasure hunting on the

small screen from the comfort of home.

After all, there are now potential deliv-

ery snafus to contend with. It’s almost

impossible to leave everything to the last

minute. And the aforementioned treasure

hunting on the small screen is often frus-

trating, sometimes infuriating and compli-

cated by not being able to actually touch

an object to judge quality for yourself.

But it’s our reality now, so we have to

deal with it.

This year I’ve decided to adopt a new

strategy and practice some of what we’ve

all preached — that is, to go down the less

is more route. I plan to find one really

indulgent gift for each of my loved ones,

the kind they would never buy themselves,

and invest in that, rather than take up

space with lots of more disposable items.

Your search for a leather jacket jibes

perfectly with this tact. This kind of gar-

ment is always going to demand a certain

outlay, but find the right one and it can be

worn for decades. The good news is that

many such jackets are currently on sale,

and lots of stores now offer installment

payment plans.

I’d start with the online outlets. Go to a

brand like Coach, for example, which

comes with a track record of quality, and

check out its leather racer jackets and the

aviator with a shearling collar. All Saints

offers some cool tailored options, and

Overland has more rugged, heftier

choices.

Lucky Brand has some slightly less

expensive styles, as does Jos A. Bank,

though when it comes to leather, quality

and durability are rarely cheap. This is one

of those cases where you tend to get the

material you pay for, rather than the brand

name.

Every week in the Open Thread newsletter — a

look from across The Times at the forces that

shape the dress codes we share — The Times’s

chief fashion critic, Vanessa Friedman, answers a

reader’s fashion-related question. Sign up for

Open Thread at nytimes.com/newsletters.

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